2 days Ago By Leah J. Williams
EA has good news and bad news for fans of the Cal Kestis-starring franchise. For those awaiting updates, Respawn Entertainment is now officially “working hard” on the third game in the series, with this likely set to launch within the current console generation. But while this is exciting for fans, Respawn has also confirmed this will be the last major outing for Cal Kestis, as will be the “final chapter of this thrilling story.
” has always been described as a trilogy, with former franchise director Stig Asmussen in the wake of ‘s release. Now, we have confirmation of this status. “I always wanted to see this as a trilogy,” Asmussen told in 2023.
“We had a pretty decent idea of timeframe where we wanted Survivor to take place, what the stakes were going to be, what the tone of the game was going to be, what Cal was going to be up against, and how the crew was going to factor into that. And there’s ideas of what we could do beyond that as well.” Notably, Asmussen recently departed Respawn Entertainment, announcing the formation of his own studio, .
Presumably, some of his plans for were established before this departure, but a third game in the trilogy will now go ahead without his oversight. While this departure is disappointing, there remains high hopes for the third and final chapter in the Cal Kestis saga. Between and , he’s become a fan-favourite Jedi hero, with loud calls for him to join the “canon” realm of live-action , thanks to the talent of (who voices and performs the motion capture for Kestis).
left Kestis’ story very open-ended, with a world of possibilities ahead for the Jedi and his newly-formed crew. We’ll have to see how this ending plays into the future of , as Respawn Entertainment continues to develop its upcoming sequel. As EA has announced, the games have now reached “over 40 million fans” so there’s certainly plenty of excitement around the next chapter for the franchise.
The final game is likely to answer plenty of questions about Kestis’ fate, potentially paving the way for future, non-game appearances – depending on where the hero ends up. We’ll have to stay patient to hear more, but at the very least, it’s good to hear development work continues. Stay tuned for more on as it arrives.
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